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towards the support of the Society, or who has compounded for such contri- 

 bution, according to the rules and orders established in relation thereto, or 

 who has for other particular reasons been exonerated and discharged from such 

 contribution, by order of the Council, may receive gratis (but under proper 

 limitations and restrictions) one copy of such of the Philosophical Transactions 

 as shall be printed as aforesaid : and that all persons who shall hereafter be 

 admitted Fellows, shall, under the same conditions, receive, and be entitled to 

 the like benefit and advantage. 



VI. Once, at least, in every year, a proper portion of the Papers, which have 

 been communicated to the Society, and ordered for publication by the Com- 

 mittee, shall be printed, under the name and title of Philosophical Transactions 

 of the Royal Society of London ; and the time and manner of printing those 

 Papers shall be fixed and determined by the Council, as occasion shall require. 

 A number of the copies so printed, sufficient to supply the Fellows of the 

 Society, shall be delivered to the Assistant Secretary, who shall enter in a book, 

 to be provided for that purpose, the number of copies received by him, for 

 which he shall be accountable to the Council for the time being. 



VII. The Assistant Secretary shall deliver gratis, at the Society's House, one 

 of the said copies to every Fellow of the Society (except as hereinafter excepted) 

 who shall demand the same, either in person, or by letter or other writing 

 under the hand of such Fellow as shall not come in person to make such 

 demand : and the person so receiving a copy of such Philosophical Transactions 

 shall at the same time sign the above-mentioned book, as having received the 

 said copy. 



VIII. In order that the Fellows may be apprised of the time when it will be 

 proper for them to come or send for their respective copies, due and timely 

 notice shall be given in some one or more of the public newspapers of the day 

 upon which the Assistant-Secretary will begin to deliver out the said copies, 

 which day shall be fixed and appointed by the Council. 



Provided always, that no Fellow whatsoever of the Society shall be entitled to 

 demand or receive any such copy of the Transactions, whose annual contribution 

 shall be one year in arrear, or whose Election and Payment of Admission fees 

 and regular Contributions shall not have preceded the date of the time appointed 

 for the delivery of the said Transactions; neither shall the Executor of any 

 deceased Fellow receive a copy of the Transactions published after the death 

 of such Fellow. 



Provided also, that no Fellow of the Society shall receive, or be entitled to 

 receive, gratis, any copy or copies of the Transactions, so printed as aforesaid, 

 after one year shall have elapsed from the time of the Assistant-Secretary's 

 having begun to deliver out such copies respectively ; but his neglecting to 

 demand them for so long a time shall be deemed a forfeiture and dereliction of 

 his right thereto : unless the Council for the time being, upon being made 

 acquainted with the reason of such delay, shall order the same to be so 



